The Hunt Museum

Custom house in Limerick, Ireland, dating from 1765–1769

Detached five-bay three-storey limestone former customs house, built between 1765-69, flanked by straight arcaded wings with frontispiece facing the River Shannon. Seven-bay three-storey elevation incorporating basement level, facing Rutland Street, to which a number of accretions have been added. Restored and renovated by the OPW in 1996 to re-house the Hunt Museum. Hipped slate roof with central valley enclosed on each side from which rise rendered chimneystacks, rebuilt c. 1996. Hipped slate roofs over windows. West-facing river-fronting frontispiece comprises rusticated limestone ashlar rear ground level with profiled stringcourse delineating first floor level. Smooth limestone ashlar first and second floor level with rusticated quoining to corners. Three-bay breakfront articulated by groin vaulted arcade of three arches at ground level and giant order fluted Corinthian pilasters on panelled bases, rising from first to second floor level joined by modillion enriched entablature. Multiple-bay limestone ashlar groin vaulted arcaded wings with panelled piers and plain spandrels (unfinished vermiculation to south arcaded wing), between arches and simple vermiculated roundels to apex of arches. Arches now glazed. Limestone ashlar Rutland Street elevation and side elevation, above rendered basement elevation, with rusticated quoining to sides and dentil enriched parapet entablatu

Type:
Custom house

Period:
1765–1769

Where:
Limerick, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.67°N, 8.62°W

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